Notes on Vaccination and Immunotherapy
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Notes on Immunology
Notes on Vaccination and Immunotherapy
Immunologic memory helps conserve energy by preventing unnecessary proliferation of lymphocytes into effector cells.
Both B and T cells have memory.
Activated T-cells produce cytokines that adversely affect body tissues. So, these cells are killed by a process called activation-induced cell death (AICD).
Memory cells hang out in specific tissues, returning to the tissue where they first encountered the antigen.
Immunity:
Natural/active: recovery from infection.
Natural/passive: placental transmission of IgG, colostrum.
Artificial/passive: antiserum, antitoxin, etc.
Artificial/active: live/inactive vaccines.
Additional Readings:
Basic Immunology
1. Introduction to Immunology
2. Cells of Immunology
3. Selection of Lymphocytes
4. Primary Response to Antigen
5. Antigen Processing and Presentation
6. Humoral Effector Mechanism Generator
7. Cell-Mediated Effector Mechanism Generator
8. Vaccination and Immunotherapy
9. Immunodeficiency Diseases
10. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
11. Hypersensitivities and Autoimmunity Diseases
12. Immunology of Transplantation
13. Immunology of Cancer
14. Immunology Laboratory Technology
15. Acquired Immunity
16. Type II Hypersensitivity Reaction
17. Hypersensitivity Reactions
18. Primary Immunodeficiency
19. Secondary Immunodeficiency
20. Type III Hypersensitivity Reaction
21. Type IV Hypersensitivity Reaction
22. Type V Hypersensitivity Reaction
23. Tumor Immunology
24. Images of Antibodies
Related Topics
1. Histology of Lymphoid Tissue
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